https://sparsenotes.com/tags/classics/ Recent content in classics on Sparse Notes https://sparsenotes.com/images/og-default.png https://sparsenotes.com/images/og-default.png Hugo -- gohugo.io Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sparsenotes.com/posts/2026/06/papers/2026-06-13-end-to-end-arguments/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sparsenotes.com/posts/2026/06/papers/2026-06-13-end-to-end-arguments/ Saltzer, Reed and Clark's foundational argument that application-level functions usually cannot — and should not — be implemented in the network or lower layers, and why this still drives modern protocol and platform design.